Minutes of a meeting of Cockermouth Town Council held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Cockermouth on Wednesday 20 December 2017 at 7.00pm.

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1 Minutes of a meeting of Cockermouth Town Council held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Cockermouth on Wednesday 20 December 2017 at 7.00pm Members A Tyson (Mayor) I Burns A Kennon D Malloy S Nicholson K Scales R Hanson J Laidlow E Nicholson A Smith S Standage Apologies: L Davies Also Present: A Police representative, Joe Broomfield & approximately 15 members of the public 119 To authorise the Mayor to sign as a correct record the minutes of the last Meeting held on 16 November 2017 Resolved That the minutes of the last meeting held on 16 November 2017 be signed as a correct record. 120 To authorise the Mayor to sign as a correct record the minutes of the last Special Planning meeting held on 7 December 2017 Resolved That the minutes of the last special planning meeting held on 7 December 2017 be signed as a correct record. 121 Declaration of Interest Councillor A Smith declared a personal interest in any item on the agenda relating to Allerdale Borough Council due to being Council Leader. 122 Mayors Announcements The Mayor had attended the following engagements since the last meeting:- Grand Window judging Mayor s coffee morning All Saints Carol Service Goodbye Mr Tom Switch on Day 123 Police Report The Police report was circulated prior to the meeting. Councillor Kennon raised the subject of HGV s parking on the zig zags on Main

2 Street whilst delivering goods to One Stop. Police to speak to One Stop. 124 Public Participation Mr Richard Watson presented a petition regarding the Save Our Beach Campaign. Those signing the petition were requesting that the Town Council preserve public access to the riverside beach and grassed area at Double Mills for future generation in perpetuity. 125a Planning Applications 2/2017/0572 Erection of a porch to front of nursery Strawberry How Nursery, Strawberry How HOU/2017/0251 Alteration and extension over garage 15 Willow Lane 2/2017/0525 Listed building consent for the demolition of two storey annexe and erection of two storey extension 84 Kirkgate HOU/2017/0256 Addition of single storey glass canopy to front elevation of property 38 Oaktree Crescent Recommended - Approval 125b Allerdale s Local Listings Panel On 20 January 2016, Allerdale Borough Council agreed to adopt a scheme for the designation of locally listed buildings in Allerdale. The purpose of adopting local listed buildings is to provide buildings that do not meet the criteria for statutory listing

3 but nevertheless are considered to have some value and importance to the local community with a degree of policy protection when considering development proposals. Cockermouth Civic Trust have nominated 19 suggestions for local listings in Cockermouth. Allerdale Borough Council would like us to nominate a member of Cockermouth Town Council to sit on a Local Listings Panel to consider the suggestions put forward. Resolved That Councillor Kennon be nominated to serve on the Local Listings Panel. 125c Allerdale Local Plan Part 2 :Site Allocations Focused Consultation on additional sites submitted and policy options 2017 Allerdale Borough Council is in the process of preparing a Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) that will form part 2 of the Allerdale Local Plan. The Site Allocations (DPD) will identify sites necessary to meet the Borough s development needs to 2029 as set out in the Strategic and Development Management Policies DPD (Allerdale Local Plan Part 1). Following the call for sites conducted at the end of 2013, and Issues and Options consultations undertaken in 2014 and 2015, Allerdale identified those sites that it considered most appropriate for development. Allerdale is currently reviewing the Preferred Options in response to the comments received. A number of new sites were also submitted for consideration. Land at Tanyard Garth, Cockermouth was the only new site submitted for Cockermouth. Recommended That the consultation be received. 125d TPO Agreed That the contents of TPO No , land at Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Centre, Station Road be noted. 125e TPO Agreed That the contents of TPO No , land at former fire station, Station Road be noted. 125f TPO Agreed That the contents of TPO , trees on land at Low Road be noted and that the revocation of TPO be noted.

4 126 Finance 126a Schedule of Payments Resolved That the schedule of payments in the sum of 10, be formally approved for payment. 126b External Auditor Appointments for 2017/18 Financial Year Agreed That the appointment of PFK Littlejohn LLP be noted. 127 Correspondence 127a Calc Circular Agreed That the contents of the December/January 2018 circular be noted. 127b Cockermouth Dementia Action Alliance Resolved (a) That the minutes of the first meeting of the Cockermouth Dementia Action Alliance be noted. (b) That the Christmas resource bags available to loan from Cockermouth library be noted. (c) That a dementia friends session be held before a future Special Planning meeting. (d) That further details be obtained regarding how the Mayo statue will be adorned with blue lighting for the Paint the Town Blue Campaign. 127c General Data Processing Regulation and Subject Access Requests Agreed That the contents of the NALC briefing noted be noted. 128 Clerks Report Resolved (a) That the contents of the Clerks report be noted. (b) That the damaged Rotary Trees be removed but not replaced. 129 Review of 2017 Remembrance Sunday Those present discussed at length the new format. Resolved That the Town Clerk passes the following comments on to The British Legion and Team Rector Revd Godfrey Butland:- Speakers/speaker stands obscured view of cenotaph Poor sound quality

5 Too many clergy Disappointment at the lack of a church service Disappointment that the names of the fallen were not read out Town wreath should have been laid first 130 Town Centre Funding This year s town centre funding had been allocated as follows:- Taste Cumbria Festival September - 5,000 (spent) Renovation of all finger posts across the Town Centre - 2,066 (committed) Winter/Spring Planting for next 5 years - 2,934 (allocated) Resolved That the three Main Street Planters and bed opposite Wordsworth House be under planted with small daffodil bulbs and planted with winter/spring bedding. Winter/Spring bedding to be not planted in Main Street planters until the planters are returned to Main Street in early January once the christmas tree has been removed. The meeting closed at 8.18 pm